Quentin

Last seen for girls in 2015 at #14,482 · #965 for boys in 2025, 238 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1919 · 567 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
43,472
since 1900

Quentin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Quentin has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #220, 1919boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#965238
2024—#783321
2023—#767336
2022—#656420
2021—#539547
2020—#533528
2019—#591468
2018—#542519
2017—#539526
2016—#484635
2015#14,4826#484616
2014#16,5135#470619
2013—#406731
2012—#440630
2011—#405697
2010—#396714
2009—#377808
2008—#378811
2007—#374820
2006—#347881
2005#16,4625#332913
2004#16,0995#330914
2003—#339835
2002#13,5956#351778
2001#15,3525#351764
2000—#325872
1999—#322866
1998—#2721,052
1997—#282993
1996—#284965
1995#9,5538#295900
1994—#344718
1993—#386596
1992—#365647
1991#13,1475#362651
1990—#338729
1989#12,3625#321748
1988#8,3918#297770
1987#5,92312#307700
1986#8,5237#320633
1985#8,3187#330597
1984#4,96614#320602
1983#7,3128#279735
1982#10,5175#307639
1981#9,1106#386437
1980#7,4188#368470
1979—#364480
1978#8,5626#356467
1977#6,3409#308623
1976#6,6118#331521
1975#6,4848#384411
1974—#427337
1973#8,4235#428334
1972#6,5587#426344
1971#7,3886#410383
1970#7,9955#394412
1969—#467267
1968—#571176
1967—#583168
1966#6,5645#594160
1965—#560184
1964—#508238
1963—#532223
1962—#657139
1961—#640149
1960—#699126
1959—#681126
1958—#657137
1957—#706115
1956—#650136
1955—#669120
1954—#637132
1953—#669113
1952—#619130
1951—#661112
1950—#624121
1949—#671104
1948—#625118
1947—#656111
1946—#591118
1945—#603101
1944—#554119
1943—#68188
1942—#603109
1941—#82859
1940—#84156
1939—#69573
1938—#78461
1937—#79360
1936—#81656
1935—#71672
1934—#73369
1933—#74567
1932—#70876
1931—#576104
1930—#576108
1929—#61098
1928—#598107
1927—#601107
1926—#614104
1925—#600110
1924—#445188
1923—#470167
1922—#485161
1921—#398233
1920—#312337
1919#4,2516#220567
1918—#243480
1917—#72372
1916—#86453
1915—#1,14132
1914—#1,07328
1913—#95027
1912—#97022
1911—#92513
1910—#85913
1909—#89311
1908—#87710
1907—#77812
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1904—#1,2055
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five boys were named Quentin! It came in at #1,310, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1900–1904, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Quentin is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNHWashington: #316 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,952 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #240 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,889 boysMNIllinois: #237 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,502 boysILWisconsin: #209 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,471 boysWIMichigan: #228 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,592 boysMINew York: #410 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 3,219 boysNYMassachusetts: #396 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,710 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedRIOregon: #228 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,207 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 829 boysSDIowa: #201 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,363 boysIAIndiana: #142 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 794 boysINOhio: #233 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,798 boysOHPennsylvania: #287 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,444 boysPANew Jersey: #567 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,193 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #448 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 4,195 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedUTColorado: #348 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,444 boysCONebraska: #188 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,116 boysNEMissouri: #188 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,225 boysMOKentucky: #257 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,109 boysKYWest Virginia: #175 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,184 boysWVVirginia: #242 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,661 boysVAMaryland: #266 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,844 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDEArizona: #342 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,320 boysAZNew Mexico: #258 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,343 boysNMKansas: #161 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 801 boysKSArkansas: #202 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,068 boysARTennessee: #288 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,031 boysTNNorth Carolina: #179 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,067 boysNCSouth Carolina: #131 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 688 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #215 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 922 boysDCOklahoma: #354 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,430 boysOKLouisiana: #233 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,183 boysLAMississippi: #245 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,158 boysMSAlabama: #256 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,543 boysALGeorgia: #237 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,384 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedHITexas: #343 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 2,156 boysTXFlorida: #320 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,123 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#131 · 1 in 688
  2. Indiana#142 · 1 in 794
  3. Kansas#161 · 1 in 801
  4. South Dakota#170 · 1 in 829
  5. West Virginia#175 · 1 in 1,184

Best ever in a state: #76 in South Carolina, 1983.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#131291 in 688
Indiana#142481 in 794
Kansas#161191 in 801
South Dakota#17051 in 829
West Virginia#17581 in 1,184
North Carolina#179421 in 1,067
Missouri#188281 in 1,225
Nebraska#18891 in 1,116
Iowa#201121 in 1,363
Arkansas#202131 in 1,068
Wisconsin#209201 in 1,471
District of Columbia#21561 in 922
Michigan#228381 in 1,592
Oregon#228161 in 1,207
Louisiana#233231 in 1,183
Ohio#233401 in 1,798
Georgia#237351 in 1,384
Illinois#237551 in 1,502
Minnesota#240151 in 1,889
Virginia#242241 in 1,661
Mississippi#245131 in 1,158
Alabama#256161 in 1,543
Kentucky#257111 in 2,109
New Mexico#25881 in 1,343
Maryland#266161 in 1,844
Pennsylvania#287291 in 2,444
Tennessee#288171 in 2,031
Washington#316171 in 1,952
Florida#320401 in 2,123
Arizona#342141 in 2,320
Texas#343711 in 2,156
Colorado#348101 in 2,444
Oklahoma#35481 in 2,430
Massachusetts#39681 in 4,710
New York#410381 in 3,219
California#448621 in 4,195
New Jersey#56781 in 6,193
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Quentin
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 182 spots since 2024 (#783 → #965)
  • 432 spots since 2020 (#533 → #965)
  • 481 spots since 2015 (#484 → #965)
  • Biggest jump: 480 spots in 1918 (#723 → #243)
  • Biggest drop: 182 spots in 2025 (#783 → #965)
Rise & fade · boys
19 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1919 at #220 (567 births)
  • Births halved by 1921, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 118 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1916–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,729
  • Highest: 1 in 1,729 boys born in 1919 were named Quentin (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,177 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 19.3% of all boys named Quentin (8,396) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s51#778 (1907)#997
1910s1,307#220 (1919)#797
1920s1,612#312 (1920)#513
1930s746#576 (1930)#714
1940s983#554 (1944)#665
1950s1,242#619 (1952)#657
1960s1,830#467 (1969)#581
1970s4,312#308 (1977)#383
1980s6,331#279 (1983)#324
1990s8,117#272 (1998)#325
2000s8,396#325 (2000)#350
2010s6,155#396 (2010)#476
2020s2,390#533 (2020)#707

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Quentin in 1995

girls
#9,553
8 births · 1 in 219,819 girls
boys
#295
900 births · 1 in 2,115 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #9,553Quentin8

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #295Quentin900
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 219,819 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 39.4% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #8,766Ziomara9
  2. #8,766Zitlali9
  3. #8,766Zyanya9
  4. #9,553Quentin8
  5. #9,553Aaleyah8
  6. #9,553Aaliayah8
  7. #9,553Aaminah8
  8. #10,514Aariona7
  9. #10,514Abbigael7
  10. #10,514Abena7

Tied with 960 names at #9,553; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 2,115 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 97.1% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #291Eddie910
  2. #293Bryant906
  3. #294Jessie903
  4. #295Quentin900
  5. #296Randall898
  6. #297Carson893
  7. #298Elias889
Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995 →